Algerian watch ripper jailed for three years

An Algerian robber who snatched a £65,000 watch from a tourist was snared after he dropped his glasses containing his DNA at the scene. Allai Ismail, 30, grabbed the luxury Patek Phillipe from Viet Nguyen in front of his wife in Notting Hill, west London, on 7 August 2024. Mr Nguyen chased after Ismail and his sidekick and put up a fight before he tripped over and lost sight of them, Southwark Crown Court heard. But Ismail dropped his glasses,…